Jellyfish in Art
The gallery in this post features strong pieces of art, masterfully done, that make the case that jellyfish proliferation affects all of us and has filtered to art, as important issues always do.
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02, 2016
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12, 2016
Choose Life
Dollhouse furnished by my 12-year-old granddaughter. Why dismantle it? It’s still my life. It’s the holiday season; Christmas, Hanukkah and the New Year are around the corner. It’s time to party with family and friends, to appreciate what we have, to celebrate life. I don’t take life for granted; for me, life’s [...]
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03, 2016
More on ekphrasis
Last week I talked about ekphrasis: the pairing of art with words. I relate to the art of pairing art with words much like like one pairs wines with food. The flavors of each enhance the other, allowing us to best savor the two. The following print, Polar Patterns, was created by my wife, Lona, to accompany a [...]
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12, 2015
Confronting Art
The gift of art, like that of silence, has the capacity to touch hidden yearnings for love and beauty and sadness and adventure, as well as the suppressed torments of anger and rage, bringing humanity in all its complexity to the surface.